title: Cecal volvulus and mucocele of the appendix.
abstract: We report the case of a 75-year-old woman who presented the association of a cecal volvulus with an appendiceal mucocele. A laparotomy showed these two findings and a right hemicolectomy with an end-to-end ileo-transverse colonic anastomosis was done. The role of plain radiograph and computerized tomographic imaging in the diagnosis of this entity is discussed To our knowledge, this association has not been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Surgical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, West Indies.
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Naraynsingh
authors.forename: Seetharaman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hariharan
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sammy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007813:Laparotomy; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed